Lab 4.1.2 Anatomy of The Heart
Comparing the Function of Arteries and Veins
Before I started Biomedical Sciences I knew veins were thinner than arteries but I did not know their functions throughout the body. I learned that the function of arteries and veins in the heart are different than the functions of them in the body. Arteries in the heart carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart and to the body or lungs. Throughout the rest of the body, arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body. Veins in the heart carry oxygenated blood to the heart but throughout the body, veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart. Arteries in the heart and the body are bigger than veins and have thicker walls than veins because blood flows through the arteries at much higher pressure.
Comparing the Function of Arteries and Veins
Before I started Biomedical Sciences I knew veins were thinner than arteries but I did not know their functions throughout the body. I learned that the function of arteries and veins in the heart are different than the functions of them in the body. Arteries in the heart carry deoxygenated blood away from the heart and to the body or lungs. Throughout the rest of the body, arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to various parts of the body. Veins in the heart carry oxygenated blood to the heart but throughout the body, veins carry deoxygenated blood to the heart. Arteries in the heart and the body are bigger than veins and have thicker walls than veins because blood flows through the arteries at much higher pressure.